WO2024076178A1 - Method for controlling operation of antenna to support wi-fi and cellular bands and electronic devices supporting same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment, provided is an electronic device comprising: one or more antennas; an RFFE including a multiplexer connected to each of the one or more antennas and an extractor connected to the multiplexer; an RFIC connected to the extractor; at least one communication processor operatively coupled to the RFIC; and an application processor operatively connected to the at least one communication processor, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to: obtain a Wi-Fi status from the application processor; identify a cellular communication band for the one or more antennas; and control a first RFFE comprising a first extractor to cause the first extractor connected to a first antenna of the one or more antennas to switch, on the basis of the obtained Wi-Fi status and the identified cellular communication band. Other various embodiments are possible.

Description

Method for controlling the operation of an antenna to support Wi-Fi and cellular bands and electronic devices supporting the same

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of controlling an antenna for supporting Wi-Fi and cellular bands and an electronic device supporting the same.

As the use of portable terminals that provide various functions has become widespread due to recent developments in mobile communication technology, efforts are being made to develop a 5G communication system to meet the increasing demand for wireless data traffic. In order to achieve a high data transmission rate, the 5G communication system uses a higher frequency band (e.g. For example, implementation in the 25 to 60 GHz band) is being considered.

For example, in order to mitigate the path loss of radio waves and increase the transmission distance of radio waves in the mmWave band, beamforming, massive array multiple input/output (massive MIMO), and full dimensional MIMO (full dimensional MIMO) are used in the 5G communication system. FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, and large scale antenna technologies are being discussed.

In order to transmit a signal from an electronic device to a communication network (e.g., a base station), within the electronic device, data generated from a processor or communication processor is signal processed through a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and a radio frequency front end (RFFE) circuit. After that, it can be transmitted to the outside of the electronic device through at least one antenna. The electronic device may transmit a signal in a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) or cellular band through at least one antenna.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes an RFFE including one or more antennas, a multiplexer connected to each of the one or more antennas and an extractor connected to the multiplexer, an RFIC connected to the extractor, and operating with the RFIC. It may be configured to include at least one communication processor operatively connected, and an application processor operatively connected to the at least one communication processor. The at least one communication processor may be configured to obtain Wi-Fi status from the application processor. The at least one communication processor may be configured to check the bandwidth of cellular communication for the one or more antennas. The at least one communication processor includes a first extractor such that a first extractor connected to a first antenna among the one or more antennas switches based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and a band of cellular communication. 1 Can be set to control RFFE.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling one or more antennas of an electronic device may include obtaining Wi-Fi status from an application processor. The method may include identifying a bandwidth for cellular communication for the one or more antennas. The method controls a first RFFE including the first extractor such that the first extractor connected to a first antenna among the one or more antennas switches based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the band of cellular communication. It may include actions such as:

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, the instructions may be set to cause the electronic device to perform at least one operation when executed by at least one circuit of the electronic device. there is. The at least one operation may include obtaining Wi-Fi status from an application processor. The at least one operation may include confirming a bandwidth of cellular communication for the one or more antennas. The at least one operation includes switching a first extractor connected to a first antenna among one or more antennas included in the electronic device based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the band of cellular communication. It may include an operation of controlling the first RFFE including.

The means for solving the problem according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned solution means, and the solution methods not mentioned may be used by those skilled in the art from the present specification and the attached drawings. You will be able to understand it clearly.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2B is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of one or more antennas included in a housing of an electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which an electronic device controls an RFFE, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of an extractor operating in a first mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of the extractor switching to the second mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an electronic device determining a Wi-Fi status, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figure 8 is a block diagram for explaining an antenna tuning circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which an electronic device determines a tune code, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which an electronic device determines a tune code, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the network environment 100, the electronic device 101 communicates with the electronic device 102 through a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or a second network 199. It is possible to communicate with at least one of the electronic device 104 or the server 108 through (e.g., a long-distance wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 through the server 108. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a processor 120, a memory 130, an input module 150, an audio output module 155, a display module 160, an audio module 170, and a sensor module ( 176), interface 177, connection terminal 178, haptic module 179, camera module 180, power management module 188, battery 189, communication module 190, subscriber identification module 196 , or may include an antenna module 197. In some embodiments, at least one of these components (eg, the connection terminal 178) may be omitted or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device 101. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., sensor module 176, camera module 180, or antenna module 197) are integrated into one component (e.g., display module 160). It can be.

The processor 120, for example, executes software (e.g., program 140) to operate at least one other component (e.g., hardware or software component) of the electronic device 101 connected to the processor 120. It can be controlled and various data processing or calculations can be performed. According to one embodiment, as at least part of data processing or computation, the processor 120 stores instructions or data received from another component (e.g., sensor module 176 or communication module 190) in volatile memory 132. The commands or data stored in the volatile memory 132 can be processed, and the resulting data can be stored in the non-volatile memory 134. According to one embodiment, the processor 120 includes the main processor 121 (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) or an auxiliary processor 123 that can operate independently or together (e.g., a graphics processing unit, a neural network processing unit ( It may include a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor). For example, if the electronic device 101 includes a main processor 121 and a secondary processor 123, the secondary processor 123 may be set to use lower power than the main processor 121 or be specialized for a designated function. You can. The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from the main processor 121 or as part of it.

The auxiliary processor 123 may, for example, act on behalf of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or while the main processor 121 is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. ), together with the main processor 121, at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) At least some of the functions or states related to can be controlled. According to one embodiment, co-processor 123 (e.g., image signal processor or communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (e.g., camera module 180 or communication module 190). there is. According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, neural network processing device) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing artificial intelligence models. Artificial intelligence models can be created through machine learning. For example, such learning may be performed in the electronic device 101 itself on which the artificial intelligence model is performed, or may be performed through a separate server (e.g., server 108). Learning algorithms may include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but It is not limited. An artificial intelligence model may include multiple artificial neural network layers. Artificial neural networks include deep neural network (DNN), convolutional neural network (CNN), recurrent neural network (RNN), restricted boltzmann machine (RBM), belief deep network (DBN), bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), It may be one of deep Q-networks or a combination of two or more of the above, but is not limited to the examples described above. In addition to hardware structures, artificial intelligence models may additionally or alternatively include software structures.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component (eg, the processor 120 or the sensor module 176) of the electronic device 101. Data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (e.g., program 140) and instructions related thereto. Memory 130 may include volatile memory 132 or non-volatile memory 134.

The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130 and may include, for example, an operating system 142, middleware 144, or application 146.

The input module 150 may receive commands or data to be used in a component of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120) from outside the electronic device 101 (e.g., a user). The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, mouse, keyboard, keys (eg, buttons), or digital pen (eg, stylus pen).

The sound output module 155 may output sound signals to the outside of the electronic device 101. The sound output module 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. Speakers can be used for general purposes such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver can be used to receive incoming calls. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from the speaker or as part of it.

The display module 160 can visually provide information to the outside of the electronic device 101 (eg, a user). The display module 160 may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector, and a control circuit for controlling the device. According to one embodiment, the display module 160 may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch, or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of force generated by the touch.

The audio module 170 can convert sound into an electrical signal or, conversely, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module 170 acquires sound through the input module 150, the sound output module 155, or an external electronic device (e.g., directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device 101). Sound may be output through the electronic device 102 (e.g., speaker or headphone).

The sensor module 176 detects the operating state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or the external environmental state (e.g., user state) and generates an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. can do. According to one embodiment, the sensor module 176 includes, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an air pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, It may include a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, or light sensor.

The interface 177 may support one or more designated protocols that can be used to connect the electronic device 101 directly or wirelessly with an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102). According to one embodiment, the interface 177 may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

The connection terminal 178 may include a connector through which the electronic device 101 can be physically connected to an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (eg, a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 can convert electrical signals into mechanical stimulation (e.g., vibration or movement) or electrical stimulation that the user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic senses. According to one embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The camera module 180 can capture still images and moving images. According to one embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

The power management module 188 can manage power supplied to the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as at least a part of, for example, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 189 may supply power to at least one component of the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

Communication module 190 is configured to provide a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or wireless communication channel between electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102, electronic device 104, or server 108). It can support establishment and communication through established communication channels. Communication module 190 operates independently of processor 120 (e.g., an application processor) and may include one or more communication processors that support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module 190 may be a wireless communication module 192 (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (e.g., : LAN (local area network) communication module, or power line communication module) may be included. Among these communication modules, the corresponding communication module is a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (e.g., legacy It may communicate with an external electronic device 104 through a telecommunication network such as a cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN). These various types of communication modules may be integrated into one component (e.g., a single chip) or may be implemented as a plurality of separate components (e.g., multiple chips). The wireless communication module 192 uses subscriber information (e.g., International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module 196 within a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199. The electronic device 101 can be confirmed or authenticated.

The wireless communication module 192 may support 5G networks after 4G networks and next-generation communication technologies, for example, NR access technology (new radio access technology). NR access technology provides high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and access to multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low latency). -latency communications)) can be supported. The wireless communication module 192 may support high frequency bands (eg, mmWave bands), for example, to achieve high data rates. The wireless communication module 192 uses various technologies to secure performance in high frequency bands, for example, beamforming, massive array multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), and full-dimensional multiplexing. It can support technologies such as input/output (FD-MIMO: full dimensional MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large scale antenna. The wireless communication module 192 may support various requirements specified in the electronic device 101, an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 104), or a network system (e.g., second network 199). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 supports Peak data rate (e.g., 20 Gbps or more) for realizing eMBB, loss coverage (e.g., 164 dB or less) for realizing mmTC, or U-plane latency (e.g., 164 dB or less) for realizing URLLC. Example: Downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) each of 0.5 ms or less, or round trip 1 ms or less) can be supported.

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive signals or power to or from the outside (eg, an external electronic device). According to one embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a radiator made of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (eg, PCB). According to one embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (eg, an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199 is connected to the plurality of antennas by, for example, the communication module 190. can be selected Signals or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and an external electronic device through the at least one selected antenna. According to some embodiments, in addition to the radiator, other components (eg, radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as part of the antenna module 197.

According to one embodiment, the antenna module 197 may form a mmWave antenna module. According to one embodiment, a mmWave antenna module includes: a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent to a first side (e.g., bottom side) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high frequency band (e.g., mmWave band); And a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas) disposed on or adjacent to the second side (e.g., top or side) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals in the designated high frequency band. can do.

At least some of the components are connected to each other through a communication method between peripheral devices (e.g., bus, general purpose input and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and signal ( (e.g. commands or data) can be exchanged with each other.

According to one embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199. Each of the external electronic devices 102 or 104 may be of the same or different type as the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations performed in the electronic device 101 may be executed in one or more of the external electronic devices 102, 104, or 108. For example, when the electronic device 101 needs to perform a certain function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101 may perform the function or service instead of executing the function or service on its own. Alternatively, or additionally, one or more external electronic devices may be requested to perform at least part of the function or service. One or more external electronic devices that have received the request may execute at least part of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may process the result as is or additionally and provide it as at least part of a response to the request. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology can be used. The electronic device 101 may provide an ultra-low latency service using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device 104 may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. Server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and/or neural networks. According to one embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or server 108 may be included in the second network 199. The electronic device 101 may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to one embodiment. FIG. 2B is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication, according to one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the electronic device 101 includes a first communication processor 212, a second communication processor 214, a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) 222, a second RFIC 224, and a third RFIC (226), fourth RFIC (228), first radio frequency front end (RFFE) (232), second RFFE (234), first antenna module (242), second antenna module (244), third It may include an antenna module 246 and antennas 248. The electronic device 101 may further include a processor 120 and a memory 130. The second network 199 may include a first cellular network 292 and a second cellular network 294. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may further include at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1, and the second network 199 may further include at least one other network. According to one embodiment, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the first RFIC 222, the second RFIC 224, the fourth RFIC 228, the first RFFE 232, and second RFFE 234 may form at least a portion of wireless communication module 192. According to another embodiment, the fourth RFIC 228 may be omitted or may be included as part of the third RFIC 226.

The first communication processor 212 may support establishment of a communication channel in a band to be used for wireless communication with the first cellular network 292, and legacy network communication through the established communication channel. According to some embodiments, the first cellular network may be a legacy network including a second generation (2G), 3G, 4G, or long term evolution (LTE) network. The second communication processor 214 establishes a communication channel corresponding to a designated band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) among the bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network 294, and establishes a 5G network through the established communication channel. Can support communication. According to one embodiment, the second cellular network 294 may be a 5G network defined by 3GPP. Additionally, according to one embodiment, the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214 corresponds to another designated band (e.g., about 6 GHz or less) among the bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network 294. It can support the establishment of a communication channel and 5G network communication through the established communication channel.

The first communication processor 212 can transmit and receive data with the second communication processor 214. For example, data that was classified as being transmitted over the second cellular network 294 may be changed to being transmitted over the first cellular network 292. In this case, the first communication processor 212 may receive transmission data from the second communication processor 214. For example, the first communication processor 212 may transmit and receive data with the second communication processor 214 through the inter-processor interface 213. The inter-processor interface 213 may be implemented, for example, as a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) (e.g., high speed-UART (HS-UART) or peripheral component interconnect bus express (PCIe) interface, but the type There is no limitation. Alternatively, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may exchange control information and packet data information using, for example, shared memory. The communication processor 212 may transmit and receive various information such as sensing information, information on output intensity, and resource block (RB) allocation information with the second communication processor 214.

Depending on the implementation, the first communication processor 212 may not be directly connected to the second communication processor 214. In this case, the first communication processor 212 may transmit and receive data through the second communication processor 214 and the processor 120 (eg, application processor). For example, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may transmit and receive data with the processor 120 (e.g., application processor) through an HS-UART interface or a PCIe interface, but the interface's There is no limit to the type. Alternatively, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may exchange control information and packet data information using the processor 120 (e.g., application processor) and shared memory. .

According to one embodiment, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may be implemented in a single chip or a single package. According to one embodiment, the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214 may be formed in a single chip or a single package with the processor 120, the auxiliary processor 123, or the communication module 190. there is. For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the communication processor 260 may support both functions for communication with the first cellular network 292 and the second cellular network 294.

When transmitting, the first RFIC 222 converts the baseband signal generated by the first communications processor 212 to a frequency range from about 700 MHz to about 700 MHz used in the first cellular network 292 (e.g., a legacy network). It can be converted to a radio frequency (RF) signal of 3GHz. Upon reception, an RF signal is obtained from a first cellular network 292 (e.g., a legacy network) via an antenna (e.g., first antenna module 242) and an RFFE (e.g., first RFFE 232). It can be preprocessed through. The first RFIC 222 may convert the pre-processed RF signal into a baseband signal to be processed by the first communication processor 212.

When transmitting, the second RFIC 224 uses the first communications processor 212 or the baseband signal generated by the second communications processor 214 to a second cellular network 294 (e.g., a 5G network). It can be converted into an RF signal (hereinafter referred to as a 5G Sub6 RF signal) in the Sub6 band (e.g., approximately 6 GHz or less). Upon reception, the 5G Sub6 RF signal is obtained from the second cellular network 294 (e.g., 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., second antenna module 244) and RFFE (e.g., second RFFE 234) ) can be preprocessed. The second RFIC 224 may convert the preprocessed 5G Sub6 RF signal into a baseband signal so that it can be processed by a corresponding communication processor of the first communication processor 212 or the second communication processor 214.

The third RFIC 226 converts the baseband signal generated by the second communication processor 214 into a 5G Above6 band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) to be used in the second cellular network 294 (e.g., a 5G network). It can be converted to an RF signal (hereinafter referred to as 5G Above6 RF signal). Upon reception, the 5G Above6 RF signal may be obtained from a second cellular network 294 (e.g., a 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., antenna 248) and preprocessed via a third RFFE 236. The third RFIC 226 may convert the pre-processed 5G Above6 RF signal into a baseband signal to be processed by the second communication processor 214. According to one embodiment, the third RFFE 236 may be formed as part of the third RFIC 226.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a fourth RFIC 228 separately from the third RFIC 226 or at least as a part thereof. In this case, the fourth RFIC 228 converts the baseband signal generated by the second communication processor 214 into an RF signal (hereinafter referred to as an IF signal) in an intermediate frequency band (e.g., about 9 GHz to about 11 GHz). After conversion, the IF signal can be transmitted to the third RFIC (226). The third RFIC 226 can convert the IF signal into a 5G Above6 RF signal. Upon reception, a 5G Above6 RF signal may be received from a second cellular network 294 (e.g., a 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., antenna 248) and converted into an IF signal by a third RFIC 226. there is. The fourth RFIC 228 may convert the IF signal into a baseband signal so that the second communication processor 214 can process it.

According to one embodiment, the first RFIC 222 and the second RFIC 224 may be implemented as a single chip or at least part of a single package. According to one embodiment, when the first RFIC 222 and the second RFIC 224 in FIG. 2A or 2B are implemented as a single chip or a single package, they may be implemented as an integrated RFIC. In this case, the integrated RFIC is connected to the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234) to convert the baseband signal into a signal in a band supported by the first RFFE (232) and/or the second RFFE (234) , the converted signal can be transmitted to one of the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234). According to one embodiment, the first RFFE 232 and the second RFFE 234 may be implemented as at least part of a single chip or a single package. According to one embodiment, at least one antenna module of the first antenna module 242 or the second antenna module 244 may be omitted or combined with another antenna module to process RF signals of a plurality of corresponding bands.

According to one embodiment, the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 may be disposed on the same substrate to form the third antenna module 246. For example, the wireless communication module 192 or the processor 120 may be disposed on the first substrate (eg, main PCB). In this case, the third RFIC 226 is located in some area (e.g., bottom surface) of the second substrate (e.g., sub PCB) separate from the first substrate, and the antenna 248 is located in another part (e.g., top surface). is disposed, so that the third antenna module 246 can be formed. By placing the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 on the same substrate, it is possible to reduce the length of the transmission line therebetween. This, for example, can reduce the loss (e.g. attenuation) of signals in the high frequency band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) used in 5G network communication by transmission lines. Because of this, the electronic device 101 can improve the quality or speed of communication with the second cellular network 294 (eg, 5G network).

According to one embodiment, the antenna 248 may be formed as an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements that can be used for beamforming. In this case, the third RFIC 226, for example, as part of the third RFFE 236, may include a plurality of phase shifters 238 corresponding to a plurality of antenna elements. At the time of transmission, each of the plurality of phase converters 238 may convert the phase of the 5G Above6 RF signal to be transmitted to the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., a base station of a 5G network) through the corresponding antenna element. . Upon reception, each of the plurality of phase converters 238 may convert the phase of the 5G Above6 RF signal received from the outside through the corresponding antenna element into the same or substantially the same phase. This enables transmission or reception through beamforming between the electronic device 101 and the outside.

The second cellular network 294 (e.g., 5G network) may operate independently (e.g., stand-alone (SA)) or connected to the first cellular network 292 (e.g., legacy network) ( Example: NSA (Non-Stand Alone). For example, a 5G network may have only an access network (e.g., 5G radio access network (RAN) or next generation RAN (NG RAN)) and no core network (e.g., next generation core (NGC)). In this case, the electronic device 101 may access the access network of the 5G network and then access an external network (eg, the Internet) under the control of the core network (eg, evolved packed core (EPC)) of the legacy network. Protocol information for communication with a legacy network (e.g., LTE protocol information) or protocol information for communication with a 5G network (e.g., New Radio (NR) protocol information) is stored in the memory 230 and stored in the memory 230, 120, first communication processor 212, or second communication processor 214).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device 101 (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes at least one antenna 350, an RFFE 340 connected to the antenna 350, an RFIC 330 connected to the RFFE 340, and an RFIC ( It may include at least one communication processor 320 operatively connected to the at least one communication processor 330 and an application processor 310 operatively connected to the at least one communication processor 320 . In one embodiment, communications processor 320, RFIC 330, and RFFE 340 may form at least a portion of wireless communications module 192.

In one embodiment, application processor 310 may be included in processor 12 of FIG. 1 . The application processor 310 may check whether the electronic device 101 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band. For example, the application processor 310 may check whether the Wi-Fi mode of the electronic device 101 is activated. The application processor 310 may determine the Wi-Fi status of the electronic device 101 based on checking whether the Wi-Fi mode is activated. The application processor 310 may transmit the determined Wi-Fi status to the communication processor 320. The operation of the application processor 310 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10 .

In one embodiment, communications processor 310 may be included in processor 12 of FIG. 1 . The communication processor 310 can generally control the operation of the antenna 350. For example, the communication processor 310 may control the operation of the antenna 350 by changing the operating state of the RFFE 340 through the RFIC 330. The operation of the communication processor 310 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10.

In one embodiment, RFIC 330 may be included in the first RFIC 222, second RFIC 224, third RFIC 226, or fourth RFIC 228 of FIG. 2A. RFIC 330, when transmitting, transmits the baseband signal generated by communications processor 320 to a first cellular network (e.g., first cellular network 292 of FIG. 2) (e.g., a legacy network). It can be converted to an RF signal of about 700 MHz to about 3 GHz. When transmitting, the RFIC 330 may convert the baseband signal generated by the communication processor 320 into an RF signal in the approximately 2.4 GHz band used for Wi-Fi communications. Upon reception, the RF signal may be obtained from a first cellular network 292 (e.g., a legacy network) or a Wi-Fi network through antenna 350 and preprocessed through RFFE 340. The RFIC 330 may convert the pre-processed RF signal into a baseband signal to be processed by the first communication processor 212.

In one embodiment, RFFE 340 may be included in first RFFE 232, second RFFE 234, or third RFFE 236 of FIG. 2A. In one embodiment, the RFFE 340 may be an RFFE for preprocessing RF signals in the Wi-Fi band. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, “first RFFE” or “second RFFE” refers to RF obtained from a cellular network (e.g., first cellular network 292 or second cellular network 294 in FIG. 2). It is not limited to an RFFE for preprocessing a signal (e.g., the first RFFE 232 or the second RFFE 234 in FIG. 2A). The RFFE 340 may include a multiplexer 343 connected to the antenna 350, and an extractor 341 connected to the multiplexer 343. The extractor 341 can transmit only signals in a specific band to the RFIC 330 by performing switching. The switching operation of the extractor 341 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. The multiplexer 343 may transmit a signal of a specific band selected from signals including a plurality of bands to the extractor 341. The multiplexer 343 may be implemented as a diplexer or triplexer, but there is no limitation.

During transmission, the antenna 350 may transmit a signal in a specific band to the outside based on the RF signal converted by the RF circuit 330. When receiving, the antenna 350 may output an RF signal based on detecting a change in the surrounding electromagnetic field. In FIG. 3 , the electronic device 101 is shown as including one antenna 350, but the electronic device 101 may include a plurality of antennas 350.

FIG. 4 illustrates one or more antennas 410, 411, 412, 413, and 414 included in a housing 400 of an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a diagram showing examples of 420, 421, 422, and 423).

In one embodiment, the housing 400 of the electronic device 101 may be folded based on the folding line AA'. The housing 400 of the electronic device 101 may include a first housing 401 and a second housing 403 based on the folding line AA'. In one embodiment, the first antenna 410, the second antenna 420, the third antenna 411, the fourth antenna 412, the fifth antenna 413, the sixth antenna 414, and the seventh antenna. 421, the eighth antenna 422, or the ninth antenna 423 may be placed on the housing 400 of the electronic device 101, or may be placed within the housing 400, and may be located at the placement location. no limits. For example, the first antenna 410, the second antenna 420, the third antenna 411, the fourth antenna 412, the fifth antenna 413, the sixth antenna 414, and the seventh antenna ( 421), the eighth antenna 422, or the ninth antenna 423 is implemented as a metal antenna on the first housing 401, or is a laser direct structuring (LDS) antenna within the first housing 401. It can be implemented with an antenna. In FIG. 4, the housing 400 of the electronic device 101 is shown as having a foldable structure. However, the housing 400 of the electronic device 101 may be implemented as a bar type or a slideable housing. There is, and there is no limit.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a first antenna 410, a second antenna 420, a third antenna 411, a fourth antenna 412, and a first antenna 410 disposed in the first housing 401. To transmit a Wi-Fi band signal and/or a cellular band signal through the 5th antenna 413, the 6th antenna 414, the 7th antenna 421, the 8th antenna 422, or the 9th antenna 423. You can. For example, the electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the mid-high band (MHB), ultra-high band (UHB), or Wi-Fi band based on the first antenna 410. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the cellular band corresponding to N77, N78, or N79 based on the second antenna 420. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the UHB or ultra-wide band (UWB) band based on the third antenna 411. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the cellular band corresponding to low-band (LB), MHB, N77, or N78, based on the fourth antenna 412. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the cellular band corresponding to UHB or N79 based on the fifth antenna 413. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band based on the sixth antenna 414. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the LB, mid-band (MB), or Wi-Fi band based on the seventh antenna 421. The electronic device 101 may transmit a cellular signal in the LB or MB band based on the eighth antenna 422. The electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the HB or Wi-Fi band based on the ninth antenna 423. The electronic device 101 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band using only the antenna disposed in the first housing 401, thereby generating a CTC (convolutional turbo code) transmitted from the first housing 401 to the second housing 403. The signal can be reduced. The electronic device 101 can reduce noise caused by the CTC signal by reducing the CTC signal. The electronic device 101 can transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band using only the antenna disposed in the first housing 401 without the Wi-Fi module and FEM inequality circuit disposed in the second housing 401.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a first antenna 410, a second antenna 420, a third antenna 411, a fourth antenna 412, a fifth antenna 413, and a sixth antenna. (414), a signal in a Wi-Fi band and/or a cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band may be transmitted and/or received through the seventh antenna 421, the eighth antenna 422, or the ninth antenna 423. . In one embodiment, when transmitting, the electronic device 101 determines that a signal classified to be transmitted through the first antenna 410 is transmitted through the second antenna 420 based on transmission device hopping (Tx device hopping). It can be changed to be transmitted through . For example, the electronic device 101 may use the first antenna 410, the second antenna 420, the third antenna 411, the fourth antenna 412, the fifth antenna 413, and the third antenna 410 according to the electric field. The signal transmission path can be determined among the 6th antenna 414, the 7th antenna 421, the 8th antenna 422, or the 9th antenna 423.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) controls an RFFE (e.g., the RFFE 340 of FIG. 3) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 500).

Referring to FIG. 5 , in operation 501, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 320 of FIG. 3) obtains Wi-Fi status from the application processor 310. can do. In one embodiment, Wi-Fi status may include information regarding whether Wi-Fi mode is activated. The electronic device 101 may check whether the Wi-Fi mode is activated based on the acquired Wi-Fi status.

At operation 503, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may check the band for cellular communication for one or more antennas 350. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 uses a first antenna (e.g., the first antenna 410 in FIG. 4) and/or a second antenna (e.g., the first antenna 410 in FIG. 4) based on the confirmed cellular communication band. 2 It is possible to check whether the antenna 420) transmits a signal in the cellular communication band associated with the Wi-Fi band. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101, based on the confirmed cellular communication band, causes the first antenna 410 and/or the second antenna 420 to transmit a signal in a cellular communication band that is not associated with the Wi-Fi band. You can check whether it is transmitting or not. For example, a Wi-Fi band may include approximately the 2.4 GHz band. The band of cellular communications associated with the Wi-Fi band may include a band of about 2.3 GHz to about 2.4 GHz or a band of about 2.5 GHz to 2.7 GHz. Bands for cellular communications that are not associated with Wi-Fi bands may include bands below about 1 GHz. The specific values of the Wi-Fi band and the cellular communication band are not limited to the examples described above.

In operation 505, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101, based on the acquired Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band, connects an extractor (e.g., FIG. The RF circuit (e.g., the RFFE 340 of FIG. 3) can be controlled so that the extractor 341 of FIG. 3 switches. For example, the electronic device 101 operates the first extractor (not shown) connected to the first antenna 410 to switch based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band. The included first RFFE (eg, RFFE 340 in FIG. 3) can be controlled. The electronic device 101 is configured to switch a second extractor (not shown) connected to the second antenna 420 based on the acquired Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band, and a second extractor including a second extractor. RFFE (e.g., RFFE 340 in FIG. 3) can also be controlled. In one embodiment, the second extractor may be referred to as the “first extractor” and is not limited to the examples described above. In one embodiment, the second RFFE may be referred to as the “first RFFE” and is not limited to the examples described above. The electronic device 101 may transmit and/or receive a Wi-Fi band signal and/or a cellular band signal through the same antenna based on the switching of the extractor 341. The electronic device 101 may be configured to include a simplified antenna structure by integrating an antenna that transmits signals in the cellular band and an antenna that transmits signals in the Wi-Fi band.

FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of the extractor 341 operating in the first mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6A, in one embodiment, the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) operates an antenna (e.g., the antenna 350 of FIG. 3) in the Wi-Fi band based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. You can check whether the signal is being transmitted. The electronic device 101 (e.g., the communication processor 320 in FIG. 3) switches the extractor 341 to the first mode based on confirming that the antenna 350 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band, RFFE (e.g., RFFE 340 in FIG. 3) can be controlled. For example, the electronic device 101 configures the RFFE so that the first extractor connected to the first antenna (e.g., the first antenna 410 in FIG. 4) switches to the first mode based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. (340) can be controlled. The electronic device 101 uses the RFFE 340 so that the second extractor connected to the second antenna (e.g., the second antenna 420 in FIG. 4) switches to the first mode based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. You can also control it. In one embodiment, the first mode may be referred to as “extractor mode.”

Referring to FIG. 6A, when the extractor 341 operates in the first mode, the signal input through the first node 640 passes through the filter 610 and is transmitted to the second node 650 or the third node 650. It may be transmitted to node 660. In one embodiment, the first node 640 may be connected to a multiplexer (eg, multiplexer 343 in FIG. 3). The second node 650 and/or the third node 660 may be connected to the RF circuit 330. In one embodiment, the RF signal in the Wi-Fi band may pass through the first switch 620 and the filter 610 and be transmitted to the second node 650 through the first path 651. The RF signal in the cellular band may be transmitted to the third node 660 through the first switch 620, the filter 610, and the second path 661, and then through the second switch 630. In FIG. 6A, the signal input through the first node 640 is shown as being transmitted to the second node 650 or the third node 660, but the direction in which the signal is transmitted is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6A. No. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit and/or receive signals in the Wi-Fi band and the cellular band by controlling the RFFE 340 so that the extractor 341 operates in the first mode.

FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of the extractor 341 switching to the second mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6B, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may check whether the antenna 350 is transmitting a signal in the Wi-Fi band based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. The electronic device 101 may control the RFFE 340 so that the extractor 341 switches to the second mode based on confirmation that the antenna 350 does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band. For example, the electronic device 101 may control the RFFE 340 so that the first extractor connected to the first antenna 410 switches to the second mode based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. The electronic device 101 may control the RFFE 340 so that the second extractor connected to the second antenna 420 switches to the second mode based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. In one embodiment, the second mode may be referred to as “bypass mode.”

Referring to FIG. 6B, when the extractor 341 operates in the second mode, the signal input through the first node 640 is transmitted to the second mode through the first switch 620 and the third path 663. It may pass through the switch 630 and be transmitted to the third node 660. For example, the RF signal in the cellular band may be transmitted to the third node 660 through the first switch 620 and the third path 663 and through the second switch 630. In FIG. 6B, the signal input through the first node 640 is shown as being transmitted to the third node 660, but the direction in which the signal is transmitted is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6B. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit and/or receive only signals in the cellular band by controlling the RFFE 340 so that the extractor 341 operates in the second mode.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart 700 for explaining an operation in which an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) determines a Wi-Fi status, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7 , in operation 701, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (eg, the application processor 120 of FIG. 3) may check whether the Wi-Fi mode is activated. For example, the electronic device 101 may activate the Wi-Fi mode based on confirming a connectable Wi-Fi network. The electronic device 101 may activate Wi-Fi mode by establishing a connection to a Wi-Fi network based on user input. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may deactivate the Wi-Fi mode by disconnecting from the Wi-Fi network based on user input.

At operation 703, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may determine the Wi-Fi status for the antenna 350 based on checking whether the Wi-Fi mode is activated. For example, the electronic device 101 may determine the GPIO input for activating the first mode of the extractor 341 to be high, based on confirmation that the Wi-Fi mode is activated. The electronic device 101 may determine the GPIO input for activating the first mode of the extractor 341 to be low, based on confirmation that the Wi-Fi mode is not activated.

In operation 705, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit the determined Wi-Fi status to at least one communication processor 320. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may check whether the communication processor 320 is in a turn-on state. The electronic device 101 may transmit the determined Wi-Fi status to the communication processor 320 based on confirmation that the communication processor 320 is in a turn-on state.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining an antenna tuning circuit 800 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 of FIG. 1) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include an antenna tuning circuit 800. The antenna tuning circuit 800 according to an embodiment may include at least one impedance tuning circuit 810 and/or at least one aperture tuning circuit 820. The impedance tuning circuit 810 according to one embodiment includes at least one processor (e.g., processor 120 of FIG. 2A, communications processors 212 and 214 of FIG. 2A, and/or integrated communications processor 260 of FIG. 2B). )) can be set to perform impedance matching with the network under the control. The aperture tuning circuit 820 according to one embodiment may change the structure of the antenna by turning a switch on/off under the control of at least one processor.

8 , according to one embodiment, the impedance tuning circuit 810 may be connected to an RFFE (e.g., RFFE 340 in FIG. 3) and a multiplexer of the RFFE (e.g., multiplexer 343 in FIG. 3). can be connected to The impedance tuning circuit 810 may be connected to the antenna 350, and the aperture tuning circuit 820 may be connected to the power rail connecting the impedance tuning circuit 810 and the antenna 350.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., the communication processor 320 of FIG. 3) determines the strength of the received signal (e.g., reference signal received power (RSRP), signal to noise ratio (SNR)) or imbalance. The setting value of the antenna tuning circuit 800 can be changed depending on whether imbalance occurs. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 operates the antenna tuning circuit 800 (e.g., the impedance tuning circuit 810 and/or the aperture tuning circuit) as described above according to a change in the setting value of the antenna tuning circuit 800. The on/off state of the switch included in (820)) can be controlled to change.

According to one embodiment, in FIG. 8, one impedance tuning circuit 810 and one aperture tuning circuit 820 are shown connected to one antenna, but the impedance tuning circuit 810 is connected to one antenna. ) or one of the aperture tuning circuits 820 may be omitted, or a plurality of impedance tuning circuits 810 or a plurality of aperture tuning circuits 820 may be included.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart 900 for explaining an operation in which an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) determines a tune code, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in operation 901, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., communication processor 320) may check the bandwidth of cellular communication for one or more antennas 350. Since operation 901 is at least partially the same or similar to operation 503, detailed description will be omitted.

At operation 903, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 determines a tune code of one or more impedance tuning circuits connected to the one or more antennas 350 based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed band of cellular communication. can be decided. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 is connected to a first antenna (e.g., the first antenna 410 in FIG. 4) disposed on the top of the electronic device 101, based on the tune code table in Table 1. The tune code of the first impedance tuning circuit (e.g., the impedance tuning circuit 810 of FIG. 8) can be determined. The control parameters listed in Table 1 are illustrative and not limiting.

No.	Scenario		Wi-Fi (Top)	Tuner State (Top)	Extractor (Top)	MHB Mode	Wi-Fi Mode
	Wi-Fi	Cellular
One	Wi-Fi	-	On	Wi-Fi	Extractor	Don't Care	2×2
2	-	MB/HB	Off	MHB	Bypass	4×4	Don't Care
3	Wi-Fi	LB	On	Wi-Fi	Extractor	Don't Care	2×2
4	Wi-Fi	MB/HB (no B40)	On	MHB & Wi-Fi	Extractor	4×4	2×2
5	Wi-Fi	B40	On	MHB & Wi-Fi	Extractor	4×4	2×2
6	Wi-Fi	B40 (TX hopping)	Off	MHB	Bypass	4×4	1×1
7	Wi-Fi	B40 (idle/monitor)	On	Wi-Fi	Extractor	4×4	2×2
8	Wi-Fi	N40	Off	MHB	Bypass	4×4	1×1
9	Wi-Fi	N40 (TX hopping)	On	MHB & Wi-Fi	Extractor	4×4	2×2
10	Wi-Fi	N40 (idle/monitor)	On	MHB & Wi-Fi	Extractor	4×4	2×2

In one embodiment, referring to Table 1, the Wi-Fi (top) field may include information regarding whether the first antenna 410 disposed on the top of the electronic device 101 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band. You can. The Extractor (top) field may include information about the operating state of the first extractor connected to the first antenna 410. Based on confirmation that the first antenna 410 transmits (e.g., On) a signal in the Wi-Fi band, the electronic device 101 operates the first extractor connected to the first antenna 410 in the first mode (e.g., The RFFE (e.g., RFFE 340 in FIG. 3) can be controlled to switch to the extractor. Based on confirmation that the first antenna 410 is not transmitting a signal in the Wi-Fi band (e.g., Off), the electronic device 101 operates the first extractor connected to the first antenna 410 in the second mode ( Example: RFFE (340) can be controlled to switch to Bypass).

In one embodiment, referring to Table 1, the Wi-Fi Mode field may include information about the number of antennas transmitting signals in the Wi-Fi band among the first antenna 410 and the second antenna 420. In one embodiment, 2×2 may be a state in which the first antenna 410 and the second antenna 420 transmit signals in the Wi-Fi band. 1×1 may be a state in which the first antenna 410 or the second antenna 420 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band. Don't Care may be a state in which the first antenna 420 and the second antenna 420 do not transmit signals in the Wi-Fi band.

In one embodiment, referring to Table 1, the Scenario field may include information about the frequency band of the signal that the electronic device 101 transmits and/or receives. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may not transmit signals in the cellular band in the first scenario. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a mid-band and/or high-band signal in the second scenario. Mid-band may include a band from about 1 GHz to about 3 GHz. High band may include a band from about 3 GHz to about 6 GHz. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a low-band signal in the third scenario. Low band may include bands below about 1 GHz. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a mid-band and/or high-band signal excluding the B40 band through the second antenna 410 at the bottom in the fourth scenario. The B40 band may include a band from about 2.3 GHz to about 2.4 GHz. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the B40 band in the fifth scenario. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the B40 band based on transmission device hopping in the sixth scenario. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may be in an idle or monitoring state and not transmit a signal in the B40 band in the seventh scenario. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the N40 band in the eighth scenario. The N40 band may include a band from about 2.3 GHz to about 2.4 GHz. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit a signal in the N40 band through the first antenna 410 at the top based on transmission device hopping in the ninth scenario. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may not transmit a signal in the N40 band in an idle or monitoring state in the tenth scenario.

In one embodiment, referring to Table 1, the MHB Mode field may include information about the number of antennas transmitting signals in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band among the first antenna 410 and the second antenna 420. there is. In one embodiment, 4×4 may be a state in which the first antenna 410 and the second antenna 420 can transmit signals in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. Don't Care may be a state in which the first antenna 420 and the second antenna 420 do not transmit signals in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band.

In one embodiment, referring to Table 1, the Tuner State (top) field may include information about the tune code of the first impedance tuning circuit connected to the first antenna 410. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may check whether at least one antenna 350 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band based on the acquired Wi-Fi status. The electronic device 101 may check whether at least one antenna 350 transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, based on the confirmed cellular communication band. The electronic device 101 may check a scenario for at least one antenna 350 based on the tune code table. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may transmit and/or receive an RF signal in the Wi-Fi band corresponding to the mid-band or high-band through at least one antenna 350. For example, the electronic device 101 may transmit and/or receive an RF signal in the Wi-Fi band corresponding to about 5 GHz to about 6 GHz through the first antenna 410 or the second antenna 420. . The electronic device 101 uses the first antenna 410 or the second antenna 420 based on confirmation that the first antenna 410 or the second antenna 420 transmits a signal in the N40 or B40 band. Priority can be given to cellular communications.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 configures the impedance tuning circuit 810 to configure the first You can determine the tune code that causes it to switch states. For example, referring to the second, sixth, and eighth scenarios in Table 1, the electronic device 101 configures the first antenna 410 at the top to give priority to cellular communication. 1 The tune code (MHB) of the cellular band can be determined for the antenna 410.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 configures the impedance tuning circuit based on confirming that at least one antenna 350 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band and does not transmit a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. A tune code may be determined that causes 810 to switch to the second state. For example, referring to the fourth, fifth, and ninth scenarios in Table 1, the electronic device 101 communicates in the Wi-Fi band of the first antenna 410 at the top and the second antenna at the bottom ( Since no interference occurs between communications in the cellular band 420), the tune code (MHB & Wi-Fi) of the cellular and Wi-Fi bands can be determined for the first antenna 410. In one embodiment, in the tenth scenario, the electronic device 101 may determine tune codes (MHB & Wi-Fi) for cellular and Wi-Fi bands in order to monitor signals in the cellular band.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 uses an impedance tuning circuit ( 810) may determine a tune code that causes it to switch to the third state. For example, referring to the first scenario, third scenario, and seventh scenario in Table 1, the electronic device 101 uses a first antenna ( 410), the tune code (Wi-Fi) of the Wi-Fi band can be determined.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a first impedance tuning circuit connected to the first antenna 410 disposed on the top of the electronic device 101 and the electronic device 101, based on the tune code table in Table 2. ) can determine each tune code of the second impedance tuning circuit connected to the second antenna 420 disposed at the bottom. The method by which the electronic device 101 determines the tune code is at least partially the same or similar to that in Table 1, so overlapping descriptions will be omitted. The control parameters listed in Table 2 are illustrative and not limiting.

No.	Scenario		Wi-Fi (Top)	Tuner State (Top)	Extractor 1 (Top)	Wi-Fi 2 (lower)	Tuner State (lower)	Extractor 2 (lower)	MHB Mode	Wi-Fi Mode
	Wi-Fi	Cellular
One	Wi-Fi	-	On	Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	On	Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	Don't Care	2×2
2	-	MB/HB	Off	MHB	Bypass	Off	MHB	Bypass	4×4	Don't Care
3	Wi-Fi	LB	On	Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	On	Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	Don't Care	2×2
4	Wi-Fi	MB/HB (no B40)	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	4×4	2×2
5	Wi-Fi	B40	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	Off	MHB & Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	4×4	1×1
6	Wi-Fi	B40(Tx hopping)	Off	MHB	Bypass	On	MHB Rx & Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	4×4	1×1
7	Wi-Fi	B40(idle/monitor)	On	Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	On	Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	2×2	2×2
8	Wi-Fi	N40	Off	MHB	Bypass	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	4×4	1×1
9	Wi-Fi	N40(Tx hopping)	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	Off	MHB & Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	4×4	1×1
10	Wi-Fi	N40(idle/monitor)	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 1	Extractor	On	MHB & Wi-Fi 2	Extractor	2×2	2×2

At operation 905, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may control the RFFE 340 to cause the impedance tuning circuit 810 to switch based on the determined tune code. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 configures the impedance tuning circuit 810 to configure the first RFFE 340 can be controlled to switch states. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 configures the impedance tuning circuit based on confirming that at least one antenna 350 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band and does not transmit a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. RFFE 340 may be controlled to cause 810 to switch to the second state. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101, based on confirming that the at least one antenna 350 is not transmitting a signal in the Wi-Fi band, but is transmitting a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, the impedance tuning circuit RFFE 340 may be controlled such that 810 switches to the third state. The electronic device 101 can maintain antenna performance by controlling the RFFE 340 when the antenna 350 transmits a signal in the cellular band and/or Wi-Fi band.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart 1000 for explaining an operation in which an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) determines a tune code, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10 , in operation 1001, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 320 of FIG. 3), based on obtaining a request for activation of the airplane mode, , the tune code of the impedance tuning circuit 810 can be determined. In one embodiment, the airplane mode may be a state in which the connection between the electronic device 101 and a cellular network (eg, the first cellular network 292 or the second cellular network 294) is disconnected. For example, based on obtaining a request for activation of the airplane mode, the electronic device 101 sets the tune code corresponding to the first scenario in Table 1 as the tune code of the impedance tuning circuit 810, regardless of the Wi-Fi status. You can decide.

At operation 1003, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may control the RFFE 340 to switch the impedance tuning circuit 810 to the second state based on the determined tune code. In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 controls the RFFE 340 to improve the performance of the first antenna (e.g., the first antenna 410 of FIG. 4) to transmit and/or receive signals in the Wi-Fi band. It can be improved.

In operation 1005, in one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., the application processor 120 of FIG. 3) sets the airplane mode based on confirming that the at least one communication processor 320 is turned off. In one embodiment, communication processor 320 may be turned off after transmitting a control signal to cause impedance tuning circuit 810 to switch to the second state. In one embodiment, communication processor 320 may be turned off. , the application processor 120 may not transmit the Wi-Fi status to the communication processor 320, based on confirming that the communication processor 320 is in a turn-off state. The application processor 120 may be configured to operate in airplane mode. Based on confirmation that is deactivated, the Wi-Fi status may be transmitted to the communication processor 320. The electronic device 101 activates the airplane mode based on confirmation that the communication processor 320 is turned off. , the first antenna 410 can improve the performance of transmitting and/or receiving signals in the Wi-Fi band in airplane mode.

The electronic device 101 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420), the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350) ; 410; 420) RFFE (232; 234; 236; 340) including a multiplexer connected to each and an extractor connected to the multiplexer, an RFIC (222; 224; 226; 228; 330) connected to the extractor, the RFIC at least one communications processor (212; 214; 260; 320) operably coupled with (222; 224; 226; 228; 330), and operatively coupled with said at least one communications processor (212; 214; 260; 320). It may be set to include an application processor (120; 310) connected to . The electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320) may be configured to obtain Wi-Fi status from the application processor 120; 310. . The electronic device 101 may be configured to check the cellular communication band for the one or more antennas 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420. The electronic device 101, based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band, selects a first antenna 197 among the one or more antennas 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420; The first extractor 341 connected to 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) may be set to control the first RFFE 340 including the first extractor 341 to switch.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., the application processor 120; 310) may be set to check whether the Wi-Fi mode is activated. The electronic device 101 may be configured to determine the Wi-Fi status for the one or more antennas 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420, based on confirmation that the Wi-Fi mode is activated. . The electronic device 101 may be configured to transmit the determined Wi-Fi status to the at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320), based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, configures the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) can be set to check whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The electronic device 101 determines that the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band. It can be set to control the first RFFE 340 to switch to mode 1.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320), based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, configures the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) can be set to check whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The electronic device 101, based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band, the first extractor 341 It can be set to control the first RFFE 340 to switch to the second mode.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320), based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed band of cellular communication, configures the one or more antennas It can be set to determine the tune code of one or more impedance tuning circuits connected to each of the fields 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420. The electronic device 101 includes a first impedance tuning circuit connected to the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) among the one or more impedance tuning circuits based on the determined tune code. 810 may be set to control the first RFFE 340 to switch.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320), based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, configures the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) can be set to check whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The electronic device 101 determines whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, based on the confirmed cellular communication band. can be set to check. The electronic device 101, based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in a Wi-Fi band and a cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, 1 Impedance tuning circuit 810 may be configured to control the first RFFE 340 to switch to a first state.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320), based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, configures the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) can be set to check whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The electronic device 101 determines whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, based on the confirmed cellular communication band. can be set to check. The electronic device 101 confirms that the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band and does not transmit a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. Based on this, the first impedance tuning circuit 810 may be set to control the first RFFE 340 to switch to the second state.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320), based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, configures the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) can be set to check whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The electronic device 101 determines whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, based on the confirmed cellular communication band. can be set to check. The electronic device 101 confirms that the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420 does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band, but transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. Based on this, the first impedance tuning circuit 810 may be set to control the first RFFE 340 to switch to the third state.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320) tunes the impedance tuning circuit 810 based on obtaining a request for activation of the airplane mode. It can be set to determine the code. The electronic device 101 may be set to control the first RFFE 340 so that the impedance tuning circuit 810 switches to the second state based on the determined tune code.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 101 (e.g., the application processor 120; 310), based on confirming that the at least one communication processor 212; 214; 260; 320 is turned off, It can be set to activate the mode.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling the operation of one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) of an electronic device (101) includes , It may include an operation of acquiring Wi-Fi status. The method may include confirming a band for cellular communication for the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420). The method uses a first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248) among the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) based on the acquired Wi-Fi status and the band of cellular communication. ; It may include an operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 including the first extractor 341 so that the first extractor 341 connected to 350; 410; 420 switches.

In one embodiment, the method may further include checking whether Wi-Fi mode is activated. The method may further include determining a Wi-Fi status for the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) based on confirming that the Wi-Fi mode is activated. . The method may further include transmitting the determined Wi-Fi status to at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320).

In one embodiment, the operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the first extractor 341 switches includes the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) may include an operation of checking whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The operation of controlling the first RFFE (340) is based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band, It may include controlling the first RFFE() so that the tractor 341 switches to the first mode.

In one embodiment, the operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the first extractor 341 switches includes the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) may include an operation of checking whether a signal in the Wi-Fi band is transmitted. The operation of controlling the first RFFE (340) is based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band, It may include controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the extractor 341 switches to the second mode.

In one embodiment, the method, based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed band of cellular communication, one or more antennas connected to each of the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) An operation of determining tune codes of the impedance tuning circuits may be further included. The method includes, based on the determined tune code, a first impedance tuning circuit 810 connected to the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) among the one or more impedance tuning circuits. An operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 to switch may be further included.

In one embodiment, the operation of determining the tune code of the impedance tuning circuits is performed by determining that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) is in the Wi-Fi band based on the obtained Wi-Fi status. It may include an operation to check whether a signal is being transmitted. The operation of determining the tune code includes, based on the confirmed cellular communication band, the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmitting a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. It may include an operation to check whether or not it is being done. The operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the first impedance tuning circuit 810 switches is that the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420 operates in the Wi-Fi band and the Controlling the RFFE 340 to cause the first impedance tuning circuit 810 to switch to a first state based on confirming that it is transmitting a signal in a cellular band associated with a Wi-Fi band.

In one embodiment, the operation of determining the tune code of the impedance tuning circuits is performed by determining that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) is in the Wi-Fi band based on the obtained Wi-Fi status. It may include an operation to check whether a signal is being transmitted. The operation of determining the tune code includes, based on the confirmed cellular communication band, the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmitting a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. It may include an operation to check whether or not it is being done. The operation of controlling the RFFE 340 so that the first impedance tuning circuit 810 switches is that the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420 transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band. and controlling the first RFFE 340 to switch the first impedance tuning circuit 810 to a second state based on confirmation that it does not transmit a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. It can be included.

In one embodiment, the operation of determining the tune code of the impedance tuning circuits is performed by determining that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) is in the Wi-Fi band based on the obtained Wi-Fi status. It may include an operation to check whether a signal is being transmitted. The operation of determining the tune code includes, based on the confirmed cellular communication band, the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmitting a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band. It may include an operation to check whether or not it is being done. The operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the first impedance tuning circuit 810 switches is that the first antenna 197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420 receives a signal in the Wi-Fi band. Controlling the first RFFE 340 to switch the first impedance tuning circuit 810 to a third state based on confirming that it is transmitting a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band without transmitting . Can include actions.

In one embodiment, the method includes, based on obtaining a request for activation of the airplane mode, one or more impedance tuning circuits connected to each of the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420). An operation for determining a tune code may be further included. The method includes, based on the determined tune code, a first impedance tuning circuit 810 connected to the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) among the one or more impedance tuning circuits. An operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 to switch to a second state may be further included.

In one embodiment, the method may further include activating the airplane mode based on confirming that at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320) is turned off.

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed in this document may be of various types. Electronic devices may include, for example, portable communication devices (e.g., smartphones), computer devices, portable multimedia devices, portable medical devices, cameras, wearable devices, or home appliances. Electronic devices according to embodiments of this document are not limited to the above-described devices.

An embodiment of this document and the terms used herein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various changes, equivalents, or substitutes for the embodiment. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numbers may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or more of the above items, unless the relevant context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, “at least one of A or B”, “A, B or C”, “at least one of A, B and C”, and “A Each of phrases such as “at least one of , B, or C” may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding phrase, or any possible combination thereof. Terms such as "first", "second", or "first" or "second" may be used simply to distinguish one component from another, and to refer to that component in other respects (e.g., importance or order) is not limited. One (e.g., first) component is said to be “coupled” or “connected” to another (e.g., second) component, with or without the terms “functionally” or “communicatively.” When mentioned, it means that any of the components can be connected to the other components directly (e.g. wired), wirelessly, or through a third component.

The term “module” used in one embodiment of this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be interchangeable with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit, for example. can be used A module may be an integrated part or a minimum unit of the parts or a part thereof that performs one or more functions. For example, according to one embodiment, the module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

One embodiment of the present document is one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., built-in memory 136 or external memory 138) that can be read by a machine (e.g., electronic device 101). It may be implemented as software (e.g., program 140) including these. For example, a processor (e.g., processor 120) of a device (e.g., electronic device 101) may call at least one command among one or more commands stored from a storage medium and execute it. This allows the device to be operated to perform at least one function according to the at least one instruction called. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code that can be executed by an interpreter. A storage medium that can be read by a device may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain signals (e.g. electromagnetic waves), and this term refers to cases where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium. There is no distinction between temporary storage cases.

According to one embodiment, a method according to an embodiment disclosed in this document may be provided and included in a computer program product. Computer program products are commodities and can be traded between sellers and buyers. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g. compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)) or through an application store (e.g. Play StoreTM) or on two user devices (e.g. It can be distributed (e.g. downloaded or uploaded) directly between smart phones) or online. In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be at least temporarily stored or temporarily created in a machine-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server.

According to one embodiment, each component (e.g., module or program) of the above-described components may include a single or multiple entities, and some of the multiple entities may be separately placed in other components. . According to one embodiment, one or more of the above-described corresponding components or operations may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, multiple components (eg, modules or programs) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each component of the plurality of components in the same or similar manner as those performed by the corresponding component of the plurality of components prior to the integration. . According to one embodiment, operations performed by a module, program, or other component may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or , or one or more other operations may be added.

Additionally, the data structure used in the above-described embodiments of the present invention can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium through various means. The computer-readable recording media includes storage media such as magnetic storage media (eg, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical read media (eg, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.).

So far, the present invention has been examined focusing on its preferred embodiments. A person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from an illustrative rather than a restrictive perspective. The scope of the present invention is indicated in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. In the electronic device 101,

   one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420);

   an RFFE (232; 234; 236; 340) including a multiplexer connected to each of the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) and an extractor connected to the multiplexer;

   RFIC (222; 224; 226; 228; 330) connected to the extractor;

   at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320) operatively connected to the RFIC (222; 224; 226; 228; 330); and

   Comprising an application processor (120; 310) operatively connected to the at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Obtain Wi-Fi status from the application processor 120 (310),

   Confirm the bandwidth of cellular communication for the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420),

   Based on the acquired Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band, a first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350) among the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) The electronic device 101 is configured to control the first RFFE 340 including the first extractor 341 such that the first extractor 341 connected to 410; 420 switches.
2. According to claim 1,

   The application processor 120; 310,

   Check whether Wi-Fi mode is enabled,

   Based on confirming that the Wi-Fi mode is activated, determine a Wi-Fi status for the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420),

   The electronic device (101) is configured to transmit the determined Wi-Fi status to the at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320).
3. The method of claim 1 or 2,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on confirmation that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band, the first extractor 341 switches to the first mode, Electronic device (101) configured to control the first RFFE (340).
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on confirmation that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band, the first extractor (341) switches to the second mode, An electronic device (101) configured to control the first RFFE (340).
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band, determine a tune code of one or more impedance tuning circuits connected to each of the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420); ,

   Based on the determined tune code, the first impedance tuning circuit 810 connected to the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) among the one or more impedance tuning circuits is switched. Electronic device (101) configured to control the first RFFE (340).
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on the confirmed cellular communication band, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in a Wi-Fi band and a cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, the first impedance tuning circuit 810 The electronic device (101) is configured to control the first RFFE (340) to switch to a first state.
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on the confirmed cellular communication band, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band and does not transmit a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, the first An electronic device (101) configured to control the first RFFE (340) such that an impedance tuning circuit (810) switches to a second state.
8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on the confirmed cellular communication band, determine whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band,

   Based on confirming that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band, but transmits a signal in the cellular band associated with the Wi-Fi band, the first An electronic device (101) configured to control the first RFFE (340) such that an impedance tuning circuit (810) switches to a third state.
9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

   The at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320),

   Based on obtaining the request to activate the airplane mode, determine the tune code of the impedance tuning circuit 810,

   Based on the determined tune code, the electronic device (101) is configured to control the first RFFE (340) such that the impedance tuning circuit (810) switches to a second state.
10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,

    The application processor 120; 310,

    The electronic device (101) is set to activate an airplane mode based on confirming that the at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320) is turned off.
11. In a method for controlling the operation of one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) of an electronic device (101),

    Obtaining Wi-Fi status from the application processor 120 (310);

    Confirming a cellular communication band for the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420); and

    Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the band of cellular communication, a first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410) among the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) A method comprising controlling the first RFFE (340) including the first extractor (341) such that the first extractor (341) connected to (420) switches.
12. According to claim 11,

    An operation to check whether Wi-Fi mode is activated;

    determining a Wi-Fi status for the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) based on confirming that the Wi-Fi mode is activated; and

    The method further includes transmitting the determined Wi-Fi status to at least one communication processor (212; 214; 260; 320).
13. The method of claim 11 or 12,

    The operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the first extractor 341 switches,

    An operation of checking whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band based on the obtained Wi-Fi status; and

    Based on confirmation that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band, the first extractor 341 switches to the first mode, A method comprising controlling a first RFFE (340).
14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,

    The operation of controlling the first RFFE 340 so that the first extractor 341 switches,

    An operation of checking whether the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) transmits a signal in the Wi-Fi band based on the obtained Wi-Fi status; and

    Based on confirmation that the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) does not transmit a signal in the Wi-Fi band, the first extractor (341) switches to the second mode, A method comprising controlling the first RFFE (340).
15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14,

    Based on the obtained Wi-Fi status and the confirmed cellular communication band, determining a tune code of one or more impedance tuning circuits connected to each of the one or more antennas (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) movement; and

    Based on the determined tune code, the first impedance tuning circuit 810 connected to the first antenna (197; 242; 244; 248; 350; 410; 420) among the one or more impedance tuning circuits is switched. The method further comprising controlling the first RFFE (340).

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